DARKSIDERS 3, the much-anticipated sequel to Darksiders 2 will take you to a post-apocalyptic Earth where you must restore the balance. Here is everything you need to know including release date, trailer and gameplay.

Darksiders III - Development Inspiration

Senior designer Richard Vorodi has given a pretty extensive interview to Variety in which he explains some of the myriad inspirations behind Darksiders III.

“If you think of the first game, it had a lot of ‘Zelda’ in its DNA,” Vorodi notes to Variety. “This is a lot closer to a ‘Metroid’ game. The world is a character. "Death was more of a paper doll[in previous games]. He could pick up any weapon he wanted and equip it. ‘Darksiders III’ sits somewhere in between ‘Darksiders I’ and ‘Darksiders II’ in terms of RPG mechanics."

He then goes on to talk about the game's Metroid-based inspirations and subverting the norm from that setup.

"We don’t have a map system of any kind in the game. We’re not a huge fan of maps. We don’t think players like them either. We want players to get lost. We think the fun comes from finding your way and spending time in the world to uncover secrets. You still need to have some guidance, and that’s what the points of interest offer.”

Darksiders 3 Screenshots

Earth is now overrun by the Seven Deadly Sins and the mystical creatures and degenerated beings that serve them. The Charred Council calls upon Fury to battle from the heights of heaven down through the depths of hell in a quest to restore the balance and prove that she is the most powerful of the Horsemen.

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Darksiders 3 Overview

Darksiders 3 is the third game in the Darksiders series.

In the mysterious universe, Earth has been overrun by the Seven Deadly Sins, mystical creatures and “degenerated beings”.

In the action-packed game you will battle in the quest to restore the balance between good and evil.

The game is described as an “open-ended, living, free-form game” and will focus on environmental puzzle solving.

What is Darksiders 3?

Darksiders 3 is currently being developed by Gunfire Games and will be published by THQ Nordic.

The game will follow the previous games, in that players will explore an open-ended world filled with dungeons, secrets and more to uncover.

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Release Date & More Revealed

The release date for Darksiders 3 has been confirmed as having a November 27 release date for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, publisher THQ Nordic and developer Gunfire Games confirmed to IGN.

The game will now be an IGN First title, meaning that the game will be exclusively revealed over the course of July with more info, all month long, from the IGN editorial team.

In addition to the above IGN also revealed that there will be two premium editions of Darksiders 3 on top of the standard edition.

The Collector’s Edition costs $149.99 and includes a copy of the game, an 11-inch-tall Fury figurine, a premium box, a steelbook, an artbook, soundtrack, and exclusive armour DLC (cosmetic; does not affect gameplay).

Whereas The Apocalypse Edition costs $399.99 and includes the latter four items, a copy of the game, as well as its own premium box, a 30”x 40” wall scroll (with hanger), a 2-inch heavyweight amulet with necklace, and four figurines: Fury (11" tall), War, Death, and Vulgrim (10" tall each).

If you want a closer look you can check out videos showing the contents of each special edition on IGN.

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Darksiders 3 - Story

In the exciting, action-adventure game you will take control of Fury, sister of War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

The Darksiders website reveals: “The most unpredictable and enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, Fury is a mage who must rely on her whip and magic to restore the balance between good and evil.

“Unleash her various forms to access new weapons, moves and traversal abilities.”

You will play the mage from a third-person perspective.

Darksiders 3 - Story vs Gameplay

In the latest issue of OPM, Gunfire Games Co-Founder David Adams explained that the newest entry in the Darksiders series is more concerned with moment-to-moment, action-based gameplay than it is with wrapping players up in a convoluted story and cumbersome RPG mechanics.

"Darksiders is and has always been a video game," Adams explains. "There’s still cool cutscenes and we have scenes around all of the Sins, and cool key story moments, but you’re not being bombarded by story – you’re running around fighting stuff and solving puzzles. That was a purposeful decision.

"When Darksiders II came out people were like, 'What’s all this RPG crap doing in my Darksiders game?' You’ve got to take some risks or else the games become stale. But you’ve got to walk the line between risk and not completely betraying what makes the franchise what it is."

It sounds like this is going to be more of a character-action experience than previous iterations of the franchise - and we're totally on-board with that.

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Darksiders 3 - Gameplay

Fury can move between a range of different environments to “uncover secrets while advancing the story”, according to a leaked Amazon listing.

As a skilled mage you will possess various special weapons, moves and abilities.

Gunfire Games - developers of the newest Darksiders game - have announced that the new title will include elements that'll make fans of the series pretty happy.

In a documentary examining the game (see below), the developers made comments referring to returning mechanics and features, highlighting the fact they want to make sure it's an evolution of the series.

Fury's story, for example, will include crossovers with the horsemen, though the world will be built on “a grand clockwork design” where different elements end up merging.

Gunfire Games also noted its making sure to build the game around lore, story and combat - something it knows Darksiders fans are keen on.

DARKSIDERS 3: The much-anticipated sequel to Darksiders 2 will be released sometime in 2018 (Pic: THQ NORDIC)

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Darksiders 3 - Development

Reinhard Police, director of business at THQ Nordic, said:

“The Gunfire team brings an intimate involvement with every aspect of the Darksiders franchise since its inception.

“There is simply no team better qualified to create Darksiders III, beginning with our unpredictable and enigmatic hero FURY – a mage who is considered the most powerful of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse!”

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Darksiders 3 - Rumours

Rumours persist that Darksiders 3 may receive a Collector's Edition, which might include a cool figure of Fury.

Gunfire Games tweeted a picture of the figure that looks like it'll be included in a special edition of the game - but that's pending confirmation.

We still don't even have a solid release date for the game yet, so ahead of that being announced maybe we'll hear more information about the special editions.